Joshua 24:8-10

24:8 Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought with you, but I handed them over to you; you conquered ¹  their land and I destroyed them from before you. 24:9 Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, launched an attack ²  against Israel. He summoned ³  Balaam son of Beor to call down judgment ⁴  on you. 24:10 I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept ⁵  prophesying good things about ⁶  you, and I rescued you from his power. ⁷ 

[24:8]  ¹ tn Or “took possession of.”

[24:9]  ² tn Heb “arose and fought.”

[24:9]  ³ tn Heb “sent and called.”

[24:9]  ⁴ tn Or “to curse.”

[24:10]  ³ tn The infinitive absolute follows the finite verb in the Hebrew text and indicates continuation or repetition of the action. Balaam pronounced several oracles of blessing over Israel (see Num 23-24).

[24:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “blessing.” Balaam’s “blessings” were actually prophecies of how God would prosper Israel.

[24:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “hand.”